portmanteau word


noun
  1. another name for blend (def. 7)

Origin of portmanteau word

1
C19: from the idea that two meanings are packed into one word

Words Nearby portmanteau word

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How to use portmanteau word in a sentence

  • This longing for grimness actually has its own portmanteau word, ostalgie.

    The Week in Polls | Adam Hanft | October 17, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Sometimes "bazing" was the order, a portmanteau-word describing a morning spent in grazing the horses, and bathing ourselves.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers